TY - BOOK AU - Palaiologou,Ioanna TI - The early years foundation stage: theory and practice SN - 9781526492241 AV - LB1139.3.G7 E2695 2021 U1 - 372.21 PAL 4 PY - 2021/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Early childhood education KW - Great Britain KW - Éducation de la première enfance KW - Grande-Bretagne KW - Education KW - eflch KW - fast KW - ukslc N1 - Previous edition: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1: Policy context -- 1. Historical developments in policy for early childhood education and care -- 2. The early years foundation stage -- 3. The national picture -- 4. The international perspective on early childhood education and care -- 5. The issue of professionalism -- Part 2: Pedagogy -- 6. Pedagogy in practice -- 7. Play -- 8. Playful learning with digital technologies -- 9. Observations: Recording and analysis -- 10. Assessment -- 11. Pedagogical documentation -- 12. Transitions -- Part 3: Areas of learning and development -- 13. Communication and language -- 14. Physical development -- 15. Personal, social and emotional development -- 16. Literacy -- 17. Mathematics -- 18. Understanding the world -- 19. Expressive arts and design -- Part 4: Key issues in practice -- 20. Reflective practice -- 21. Partnerships -- 22. Safeguarding -- 23. Children's health and well-being -- 24. Inclusion -- 25. Leadership N2 - "This new fourth edition of The Early Years Foundation Stage is fully updated to bring it in line with key changes in the revised EYFS. This best-selling, market leading textbook provides students with a comprehensive and critical look at the EYFS curriculum. Encouraging students to look at the theory and policy context behind the EYFS, it helps them to relate it to their practice across all areas of the EYFS through case studies and examples, points for discussion, reflective tasks and further reading." -- Provided by publisher ER -